New IELTS test questions from Saudi Arabia – August 2025 (Academic Module)

Our wonderful student J, who recently took the IELTS exam in Saudi Arabia, recalled and shared the following writing tasks:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

The bar chart below shows information about salt intake in the US in 2000, in milligrams.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

* Note: this is not the original chart given in the test, it was recreated for the purpose of demonstration.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

It is important to give children the chance to act independently and make their own decisions from an early age. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons for your answer and include relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.